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Israel Into The Dock »
Posted by: hyperbola 1 month ago in Religion
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Resolution based on the Goldstone Report is a damning condemnation of Israel. The original meaning of being "caught red-handed ...
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UN Resolution To Not Criticize Islam, I Mean, "Religion" »
Posted by: Mutainia 8 months ago in Political News
An atheist, listening to the latest of how one can't criticize Islam, I mean, "religion", expresses his fears for freedom of speech.
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Caste bias can't be equated with racism - The Times of India »
Posted by: dissent 7 months, 1 week ago in News
India is fighting back a renewed onslaught from European countries who want to nail India on the charge that the caste system is a
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U.S. to Join U.N. Rights Council - WSJ.com »
Posted by: gamahuche 7 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
The Obama administration said it will stand for election to one of three open seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council, reversing a key ...
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UN climate negotiators in Bangkok turn deaf ear to Ondoy and Pepeng onslaught »
Posted by: gpsea1 1 month, 2 weeks ago in News
As the climate talks in Bangkok limped to a close, Greenpeace called on the leaders of the rich world to make the political decisions needed ...
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UN's Gaza war crimes investigation faces obstacles »
Posted by: dissent 5 months, 2 weeks ago in News
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – A veteran U.N. war crimes investigator acknowledged his probe of possible war crimes by Israel and Hamas — which included interviewing ...
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The global drug charade »
Posted by: berkeley 8 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Ten years ago, I represented Britain at a UN general assembly special session in New York, where political leaders reviewed progress in tackling the illegal ...
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Israel will not cooperate with UN Gaza inquiry | Antiwar Newswire »
Posted by: dissent 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Israel does not plan to cooperate with a U.N. agency's investigation into alleged war crimes by Israeli troops and Hamas militants during fighting ...
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US to Pledge $900 Million to Gaza »
Posted by: tehranchik 8 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
A senior official in the Obama administration said late Monday evening that the U.S. would transfer 900 million dollars to Gaza as part of ...
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UN appoints Gaza war investigator »
Posted by: dissent 7 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The United Nations has appointed a former war crimes prosecutor to investigate offences allegedly committed by Israeli and Palestinian fighters during Israel's war on ...
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FT.com / UK - US faces dilemma on race conference »
Posted by: dissent 7 months, 1 week ago in News
A United Nations conference on fighting worldwide racism and xenophobia opens in Geneva on Monday with the US still undecided as of yesterday about whether ...
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U.N. panel says world should ditch dollar »
Posted by: jovial 8 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
LUXEMBOURG - A U.N. panel will next week recommend that the world ditch the dollar as its reserve currency in favor of a shared basket ...
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Israel’s war crimes - Le Monde diplomatique - English edition »
Posted by: dissent 8 months, 1 week ago in News
For the first time since the establishment of Israel in 1948 the government is facing serious allegations of war crimes from respected public figures throughout ...
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Expelled UN nuclear inspectors leave North Korea »
Posted by: STONERS 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News
U.N. nuclear experts left North Korea on Thursday after the communist regime ordered their expulsion amid an escalating standoff over the regime's recent ...
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UN 'shocked' by Gaza destruction »
Posted by: iamamaniac 10 months, 1 week ago in News
The UN's humanitarian chief says the scale and nature of destruction in Gaza wrought by Israel's assault against Hamas was "shocking".
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